When touring and visiting totally different cities, there are at all times two manufacturers I verify to see if they’ve a (new) retailers on the town: Muji and Aesop. I’ve written a number of articles about totally different Aesop shops as every of their places is simply at all times lovely and galvanizing, discover them right here on the weblog In 2024 Aesop has opened a brand new retail area designed by Ciszak Dalmas and Matteo Ferrari in Madrid’s Las Salesas district. Commissioned because the studio’s second collaboration with the model within the metropolis, the shop enhances their earlier undertaking whereas providing a definite interpretation of Aesop’s presence in Madrid.
The Aesop retailer marries Madrid’s wealthy creative heritage harmonizing with the long-lasting marvel of Palacio Longoria. The façade, harking back to the realm’s timeless structure, effortlessly enhances the district’s attract.
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A serene interaction of sunshine and shadow
Drawing inspiration from the Spanish creative modernism, the inside showcases the distinctive “Trencadís” method. Traditionally, Trencadís provided an progressive strategy to utilizing ceramics, even on rounded constructions. This mosaic, created purely from ceramic fragments, turns into a standout function, adorning the shop’s flooring, checkout areas, and show part.
As soon as inside, guests are met with a serene interaction of sunshine and shadow, made potential by the ‘Catedral’ glass with its distinctive hammered end. Modern free-standing sinks, with tops crafted from the standard Spanish Silvestre Granito and bases constructed from skinny glass and the Alpi Walnut Burl wooden, improve the shop’s light-filled ambiance, seeming to drift with out help.
The clear portico serves as the shop’s focus, presenting a novel architectural function and affording glimpses of each the Entrance of Home and the Again of Home actions. Partitions are rendered in a fine-grain clay plaster, and with wooden veneer, fostering each a way of privateness and a welcoming environment.
Discover Aesop at Calle Fernando VI, 11 28004 Madrid.
Pictures Salva López
